possibly Longshan culture, c. 3500 BCE - c. 2500 BCE
3.3 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm (1 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 45 g
Subdued olive-green, fairly translucent nephrate with dark streak
ChineseGilt bronze
7th-9th centuryChineseTranslucent celadon-green nephrite
11th-8th century BCEChineseLight gray stone and green and yellowish nephrite
1st-3rd century CEChineseBlackish brown nephrite, turning deep gold-brown at the translucent edges
3rd millennium BCEChineseTortoise shell
ChineseGilt bronze and rock crystal
12th-14th centuryJapaneseMottled light and dark brown stone with a small green patch on the inner wall
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseClouded olive-green nephrite blade; bronze haft inlaid with turquoise
16th-11th century BCEChineseGilt bronze
20th centuryJapaneseEvenly dark green nephrite
3rd millennium BCEChineseOpaque, greenish gray and buff stone with a smooth, matt surface
16th-11th century BCEChinese